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Originally Posted by Feanor
Which was my whole point, what in one country is operational, in the rest of the world might count as scrap metal.
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Maybe, but remember the rest of the world has their own standard as well. In the end, each nation defines its own level of operational readiness. When counting sails, you have to count subs based on whether it "can" deploy, not whether it "should."
At the end of the day, it would be foolish to not count a deployable submarine in North Korea (or any nation for that matter), no matter how old it is, because if it comes to gametime that old rust bucket might be a factor. There are countless instances in military history where an old, thought to be obsolete piece of equipment made a significant impact. The sinking of the Bismark comes to mind, among others.